Teacher - Sherborne Abbey Primary School

Dorset Council; Sherborne; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Dorset Council is seeking a motivated Lower KS2 Class Teacher to join a friendly, supportive team. Salary on Main Teachers' Pay Scales M1-M6, 32.5 hours per week, with a fixed-term contract until April 2027 to cover staff absence.

We value relationships, curiosity, and high-quality teaching that helps every child reach their potential. Applications are encouraged early, with visits available upon request.

Qualifications

• Has a passion for education and making a difference to children’s lives.
• Is passionate about providing a caring, nurturing environment, sympathetic to Christian values.
• Is or has the potential to be an excellent classroom practitioner.
• Has an interest in the curriculum including keen to lead subject area(s).
• Has a passion for inclusion and can inspire and motivate our learners.
• Has high expectations and a drive to enable pupils to be the best that they can be.
• Is able to promote high standards of behaviour.
• Has the desire to grow, learn and lead.
• Has a positive and optimistic approach; are proactive and confident.
• Uses resources, intellect, creativity, and innovation to be successful.
• Be committed to partnership, collaboration and sharing.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and motivate pupils through high-quality teaching.
• Create engaging learning experiences to support every child’s potential.
• Lead and develop subject areas as needed within the curriculum.
• Promote high standards of behaviour and foster an inclusive environment.

Skills

Passion for education

Inclusion and motivation

Positive and proactive approach

Ability to lead subject areas

Job description

About the role

Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and an appointment may be made before the closing date, therefore an early application is encouraged.

Salary: Main Teachers' Pay Scales M1-M6, 32.5 hours per week, £32,916 - £45,352 Annually (Actual).

Contract: Full-time, fixed-term until April 2027 to cover a period of staff absence. There may be an opportunity for the role to become permanent at the end of the fixed-term period.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Lower KS2 Class Teacher to join our friendly and supportive team. Ours is a school where relationships matter, curiosity is encouraged, and every child is supported to thrive.

Whether you are at an early stage in your teaching career or bring a wealth of experience, we are looking for someone to inspire and motivate pupils through high-quality teaching, create engaging learning experiences, and help every child achieve their full potential. This is a wonderful opportunity to join a school within a supportive and forward-thinking Trust, offering clear strengths, strong collaboration, and the ambition and capacity to continue to grow and develop together.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who

• Has a passion for education and making a difference to children’s lives
• Is passionate about providing a caring, nurturing environment, sympathetic to our Christian values
• Is or has the potential to be an excellent classroom practitioner.
• Has an interest in the curriculum including keen to lead subject area(s).
• Has a passion for inclusion and can inspire and motivate our learners
• Has high expectations and a drive to enable pupils to be the best that they can be.
• Is able to promote high standards of behaviour.
• Has the desire to grow, learn and lead.
• Has a positive and optimistic approach; are proactive and confident
• Uses resources, intellect, creativity, and innovation to be successful
• Be committed to partnership, collaboration and sharing

We can provide you:

• A wonderful location and school to begin or develop your education career
• Values and experience of high-quality education
• The chance to make a difference and contribute to the school’s further improvement
• Support, training, and leadership development
• The opportunity to work within SAST, a forward-thinking and growing multi-academy trust

Further Information

We would strongly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school before applying. Please contact the school office on 01935 812318 or via email [e-mail] to arrange a visit.

For more information about our school, please click here.

To find out more about the benefits of working for SAST, click here.

SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the person specification and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforce and is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from the communities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a wide range of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supports fair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act 2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitment process which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

This role is UK- based and your right to work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.